PM Modi, Home Minister Rajnath Singh laud ITBP on 53rd raising day
"On the raising day of ITBP, I salute our brave ITBP personnel. We are proud of their valour, determination and service to the nation," the Prime Minister said.
On
the
Raising
Day
of
ITBP,
I
salute
our
brave
ITBP
personnel.
We
are
proud
of
their
valour,
determination
&
service
to
the
Nation.
—
Narendra
Modi
(@narendramodi)
October
24,
2014
Home Minister Rajnath Singh too addressed the ITBP personnel at Greater Noida's Surajpur on the ocassion of 53rd Raising Day of ITBP. The Home Minister saluted the ITBP personnel for their bravery and valiant deeds along the Indo-China border. He also praised the jawans for their participation in the relief and rescue operations in Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Assam at the time of natural calamities.
We
sleep
peacefully
because
you
guard
our
borders
and
sacrifice
your
lives-Rajnath
Singh
at
53rd
Raising
Day
of
ITBP
pic.twitter.com/uarJtAosEQ
—
ANI
(@ANI_news)
October
24,
2014
On this ocassion, the Home Minister once again sent stern message to Pakistan over repeated border aggression. Singh also maintained that it wants to resolve border dispute with China but with respect.
"Pakistan should stop ceasefire violations, we have never provoked or started the firing, always retaliated. We should resolve the border disputes with China through talks. We also want peace but with respect," said Singh.
We
should
resolve
the
border
disputes
with
China
through
talks.We
also
want
peace
but
with
respect-Rajnath
Singh
—
ANI
(@ANI_news)
October
24,
2014
Indo Tibetan Border Police Force (ITBP) was raised on October 24, 1962 and is presently deployed on border guarding duties from Karakoram Pass in Ladakh to Jachep La in Arunachal Pradesh, covering 3488 km of India-China border.
Being a specialised mountain force, ITBP has also been carrying out numerous rescue and relief operations.
OneIndia News
(With inputs from agencies)